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12 [[symbol in top left margin]] # [[/symbol]] [[red underline]] made up my mind that I shall not renew my retainer next year. Too slow for me too much time lost in repetitious and [[strikethrough]] ponderous [[/strikethrough]] numerous conferences where time seems to be left out of consideration. [[/red underline]] Charge 6 hours. [[symbol and annotation in left margin]] # 6 hours + 1 ------ 7 h. [[/symbol and annotation]] Evening went to University Club for supper with [[red underline]] Pupin, Peck, Dr. Brown, Mershon etc. [[/red underline]] [[black underline Nov. 4. [[/black underline]] [[strikethrough]] Early to New Y [[/strikethrough]] After some hurried dictation again to [[red underline]] Hooker [[/red underline]] Office repeated them my opinion of yesterday, [[red underline]] warned them again. [[/red underline]] They have a more conservative estimate now. [[symbol and annotation in left margin]] # 1 h. [[/symbol and annotation]] Then at 1 P.M to India House for meeting of [[red underline]] Naval Board. [[/red underline]] Everybody present but Edison Coffin Riker and Woodward. Meeting during lunch in special room. Appointment of Chairman of different Sub- [[end page]] [[start page]] 13 Committees. [[red underline]] I am chairman in Food and Sanitation [[/red underline]] and am on these other committees Chemistry & Physics - Mines and Torpedoes, Ordnance and Explosives. Webster [[/red underline]] came out very flat footed [[red underline]] against Edison: asking why he omitted such bodies as National Academy of Sciences and Physical Society. [[/red underline]] Hutchinson made the mistake in saying Edison scratched them out because he did not believe in Theoretical Science and Webster in his sarcastic way fired a broadside against Edison and asked Hutchinson to tell it to Edison [[red underline]] Hewitt [[/red underline]] drove Whitney and Webster and myself to University Club where we took supper together. A most pleasant evening, interesting versatility of [[red underline]] Webster [[/red underline]] who by the way is an ardent